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From KQED Public Radio in San Francisco, I'm Mina Kim.

Coming up on forum, what we're learning about long-haul COVID.

Tens of thousands of people who've contracted COVID-19

report they continue to experience chronic coughing, fatigue, or cognitive issues.

It's unclear why or how best to treat this, and some people with long COVID say they've had a hard time getting doctors to take their illnesses seriously.

But now many are speaking out and organizing for more research, better medical treatment, and support.

We talk with patients and physicians right after this news. This is Forum. I'm Nina Kim. People with what's known as long COVID, or our so-called COVID-long-ha haulers, continue to feel symptoms of the virus months after the initial or acute phase has passed. And the number of people who say

they're experiencing this continues to grow. I'm joined now by Paige Morrissey, who was diagnosed

with COVID in early December of last year. She's 24, lives in San Francisco, and says

it's hard to remember what it feels like to be healthy. Paige Morrissey, thanks so much

for coming on Forum to share your experience. Thank you for having me. I'm happy to be here.

Really appreciate it. You were diagnosed with COVID now nearly six months ago. Can you tell us what your

symptoms were when you first had the infection? Yeah, of course. So I'll give you my timeline.

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